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11 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The ‘friends of Danny Crowley’ have been deservedly selected as ‘Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award’ winners Since 2013, the ‘friends of Danny Crowley’ have been fundraising for the Mercy Hospital Foundation to go towards the Children’s Leukaemia unit. Following Danny’s untimely passing after a long battle with... Read More
3 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Deirdre Mortell has been announced as April’s Cork Person of the Month for her contributions to social innovation and philanthropy in Ireland. Deirdre is the CEO of Rethink Ireland, which is an organisation that provides cash grants and business support to the social innovations that are making a... Read More
30 April 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork University Hospital (CUH) has launched its “#7LivesSaved” organ donor public awareness campaign in support of Ireland’s National Organ Donation Awareness week (April 23rd – 30th). The unique visual campaign, which includes images of transplant recipients and the healthcare teams which work on organ donation, aims to encourage... Read More
29 April 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie May Bank Holiday Water Safety Appeal In the lead up to the May bank holiday weekend the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland have issued a joint water safety appeal asking people to take some basic steps to stay safe. As the weather improves, more incidents continue... Read More
28 April 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Two pesticide exceedances in County Cork drinking water supplies in 2021 – Public urged to continue to consider the environment and alternatives to pesticides when gardening, farming and maintaining sports grounds  Exceedances for the pesticides MCPA and Triclopyr were detected in the public drinking water supplies in Glanmire... Read More